Bei Gongjing said: "If the prince personally takes action, many things will be easy to handle. For example, Jiangdong, who is also eyeing Jing, Xiang, and Jiangzhou... I wonder which army the prince plans to use?"

Sima Fan said: "I don't plan to use the Forbidden Army under my command. I'll just bring the original two cadres of Jingzhou veterans and eight cadres of new Jingzhou auxiliary troops. Most of those new auxiliary troops are the old troops of the Jingzhou Army. They once went to Sichuan and fought bloody battles with the rebellious Di people."

, their combat effectiveness is quite strong, and they are adapted to the southern climate, so it is most suitable to take them there."

Most of the eight soldiers from Jingzhou who were recruited by him were actually the troops of the famous general Liu Hong. This Liu Hong was a very remarkable figure. He was a rare normal person in the last years of the Western Jin Dynasty when the stars of humanoid creatures were shining. He was in Zhang Chang

During the rebellion, he went out to control Jingzhou. After he took office, he killed Zhang Chang in one fell swoop, then appeased the refugees, broke the old system and opened up the mountains, rivers and swamps that were originally forbidden to the common people, so that the common people could collect firewood and fish.

The wasteland was distributed to the refugees for them to cultivate, and talented people were selected from among them for reuse, the salary of the army was improved, and the old veterans were discharged and returned home. He also had a good view of the overall situation. General Luo Shang was fighting against the Di people in Sichuan.

After the defeat, famine broke out in the army, and they asked Liu Hong for help. Many people thought that Jingzhou was also very poor and could not produce much food, so they could just give them five stems of dendrobium, but Liu Hong thought that everyone was from the Jin Dynasty.

My ministers, in this time of turmoil in the world, we should work together in the same boat. Besides, Luo Shang is blocking the way to the west and the Di people can't get through. Jingzhou doesn't have to worry about being attacked by the Di people. No amount of food can buy this. So we fought hard

The public discussed and raised a large amount of food and grass to support Luo Shang. Luo Shang relied on his help to survive the difficulties, and just as Liu Hong hoped, he helped Jingzhou withstand the Di army and prevented them from rushing to Jingzhou.

The years when Liu Hong was in power in Jingzhou should have been a rare and comfortable time for the people of Jingzhou. During these years, talented people could be reused, heavy taxes were greatly reduced, and those careerists who were ready to take action were under Liu Hong's fierce gaze.

They don't dare to breathe, and everyone is very honest. In recent years, Jingzhou can be said to have good political connections and prosperous industries, which is in sharp contrast to the chaos in the north and Jiangdong.

Unfortunately, such good days only lasted for four years. In the third year of Yongxing, that is, 306 AD, this man was outstanding in both military and political affairs. When the Sima family's civil war turned the world into chaos, he single-handedly saved Jingzhou.

After four years of peace, the elder who showed the brilliance of human nature when the stars of this kind of people shine died of illness in Xiangyang at the age of seventy-four. No matter officials, civilians or scholars in Jingzhou, everyone lamented and lamented, as if they had lost a loved one.

Facts have proved that Jingzhou is really helpless without this elder. Before his body was cold, his Sima Guo Li jumped out to rebel. It was his eldest son Liu Bo who led the Jingzhou army in mourning, killed Guo Li, and saved Jingzhou.

Peace. Later, Liu Bo was also transferred, and new officials took office, overthrowing the effective policies he left behind. Jingzhou returned to the era of shining stars like human beings...

This famous general left behind an army with considerable combat effectiveness. It was this army that Jingzhou relied on to quell the rebellion in the territory, to suppress Chen Min in Jiangdong, and to cooperate with Luo Shangyao to resist the Di people, and to keep Jingzhou safe for several years. But there will be another

Even the combat-capable troops could not stand up to the above-mentioned tossing. After a series of tricks such as nepotism, greed for military pay, attacks on dissidents, and cliques for personal gains, the army soon fell apart. A considerable number of people joined Wang Ru's rebel army with full of anger, and ruthlessly

Beating up those officials of the Jin Dynasty who didn't take them seriously was so powerful. But after all, they were soldiers and had followed famous generals like Liu Hong, so they still had some bottom lines, so when they learned that Sima Fan was leading troops to conquer

They didn't fight very hard, and fell into a weak position after Wang Ru's defeat. If this army had fought hard, the Jin army would not have been able to win so easily.

After several months of training and reorganization, the combat effectiveness of this army has been restored to a high degree. At least it will not be a problem to defeat Wang Ru.

Bei Gongjing said: "This army is indeed the best choice. But Your Majesty, they have been thieves after all. You must strictly observe military discipline and not relax. Once you relax, they will cause chaos and cause no less harm than the rebels."

Sima Fan said: "Of course I know this."

So, the plan was decided: with Jingzhou soldiers as the force, a total of 13,000 infantry and cavalry troops were dispatched to attack Wang Du's rebels. The specific plan was for Sima Fan to lead the main force of the army to launch a frontal attack on Xiangfan, forcing Wang Du to

The rebels turned back to defend themselves and reduce the pressure in the direction of Jiangzhou. Xiao Yu then led three strong soldiers to cross Tongbai Mountain and unexpectedly appeared on the Yangtze River, creating the illusion that the army was approaching the river and forcing the main force of the rebels to besiege Yuzhang.

Deploy troops to defend and create opportunities for Yuzhang City to counterattack.

The core of the entire combat plan lies in whether Sima Fan's army can quickly break through the rebels' Xiangfan defense line and let the rebels feel the pressure of Mount Tai in the shortest possible time. If the attack is weak and the rebels do not feel the pressure, then Xiao Yu will

The soldiers along the way will kick up an iron plate, and what awaits them will be a very tragic fate.

Sima Fan is relatively confident in this, because he has a big killer weapon designed and manufactured by Li Rui, a counterweight trebuchet. This thing is simply a city wall crusher. Except for Xuchang, Luoyang, Chang'an, Yecheng, Jian

Apart from a majestic city like Kang, there are few cities whose walls can withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of huge stones thrown by it, and the same goes for Xiangfan and Jiangling.

After the plan was finalized, it was quickly implemented, and the Nanyang Small Court began to operate at high speed.

The eight thousand Jingzhou soldiers were placed in Xinye, where they trained and farmed while confronting Wang Ru's rebels. This saved time in mobilizing the army. Sima Fan gave an order, and a large number of ordnance and food came from the small palace of Nanyang.

A steady stream of grains were allocated from the warehouse and transported to Xinye via water transportation. For this battle, the Nanyang court gritted its teeth and allocated 10,000 dendrobium of grain and wheat from the already bottoming out grain warehouse for military use. In theory, this wheat was enough

The army can feed the army for a month, or in other words, it can only feed the army for a month. They must make a major breakthrough within a month, otherwise they will be doomed.

The Nanyang Little Court also borrowed tens of thousands of dollars from the rich people of Nanyang and Xiangcheng to finance the army. Now the reputation of the Sima family is already notorious. If there is another scandal like military robbery, the Nanyang Little Court will

The court couldn't stand it. They had to fill the soldiers' pockets first, and then strictly enforce military discipline and let them buy whatever they liked. This was necessary, while the army was extremely poor and had to eat and wear.

At the same time, asking them to maintain strict military discipline and not commit any offense against the common people is too much. How can such a good thing happen? If you want them to have no offense against the common people, you must first let them have the ability to commit no offense against the common people. Sima Fan

I know.

On August 1st, the autumn air was crisp, the autumn wind blew through the fields, and the green ears of grain were swaying in the wind, indicating that this year will be a bumper harvest.

However, it will take almost two months for these millet and millet to be harvested, and Nanyang's grain reserves will definitely not last for two months. During this period, the small court in Nanyang racked its brains to save grain, but the grain consumed every day became more and more.

There are more and more people coming, and the reason is very simple: the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty launched a fierce attack on Guanzhong, and a large number of Guanzhong people fled to Nanyang on the ancient road for business, and the number of refugees in Nanyang increased sharply. These refugees all need to eat, and if they don’t have food, they will definitely cause chaos.

Ordinary people will not give food to these people who have nothing to do with them. This food can only be taken out from the official warehouse, so the food in the official warehouse is consumed even more intensely. Correspondingly, Nanyang and Xiangcheng

The price of food in the country has skyrocketed, reaching as high as 300 yuan per liter. Not to mention ordinary people, even officials with iron rice bowls cannot afford this price.

If there is no income within a month, we can only cut the filling millet to satisfy our hunger. But in this way, we have survived this year. What will we eat next year?

With deep worries, Jia You came to see Sima Fan off for the expedition. More than ten thousand troops gathered and battle flags were fluttering. This scene was shocking, but it failed to interest him. He solemnly said to Sima Fan:

"Within a month, we must capture Xiangfan and open up the road south, otherwise we will be in big trouble!"

Sima Fan said: "I understand. During this time of going south to fight, I will ask you to help and keep an eye on all the affairs in the court!"

Jia You said: "This is my duty, so I will do my best. Prince, please be careful. The situation in Jingzhou and Jiangzhou is far more dangerous than we imagined. You not only have to beware of Wang Du's rebels, but also

You have to be careful of those in Jiangdong who are playing dirty tricks... There are a lot of people in Jiangdong who are looking forward to your death!"

Sima Fan said: "Don't worry, I won't let them get what they want... Take care!"

Jia You bowed his hands and said, "Take care!"

Sima Fan immediately held a flag-sacrifice ceremony and personally cut off the necks of two sheep with his sword. The sheep's blood spurted out, dyeing the battle flag red. The three armies cheered in unison, and their morale was like a rainbow. Sima Fan's mind was full of excitement, and his sword faced south.

With one finger, he roared: "Send troops! Defeat the southern bandits!"

The Jin army advanced by land and water, with battle flags covering the sky and the sun, and they marched towards Fancheng in a mighty manner. The ones who rushed at the front were the Qin cavalry. These knights from Guanzhong, numbering in a team of hundreds, roared across the wilderness and rushed towards Wang Rubei.

Soon, the rebel camps on the north bank of the Han River began to burn, and the smoke pillars rose higher and higher. Under the increasing smoke pillars, tens of thousands of

The planned Jin army's infantry and cavalry came over the wilderness, with people shouting and neighing, and hunting with flags. The scene was spectacular.

Looking at this scene, the rebels on the north bank of the Han River trembled involuntarily. The tragic memory of being beaten by the Jin army in Nanyang a few months ago came to mind again. That time they clearly had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, but they let

The Jin army was nearly wiped out with only three cavalrymen. The terrifying scene of the Jin army's cavalry coming in like a tide and devouring them in large swaths like demons from hell has become their nightmare!

Now, the Jin army is fighting again, and the number of troops dispatched is several times that of a few months ago!
Chapter completed!